"However..."
Lowering his head, Ling Yuan looked at Ruonan, who was smiling at him from across the way. "Don't tell me you think something like this can kill me?"
Cecilia glanced at Ling Yuan, then looked toward the meteor in the sky, a trace of resolve appearing in her eyes.
She tightened her grip on her weapon and stepped forward. "Lord Ling Yuan, leave it to me."
However, before Cecilia could do anything, her arm was grabbed.
"Lord Ling Yuan?"
"Sorry, but I'm not so cowardly that I need to hide behind a woman." He returned Cecilia's gaze with a smile.
His expression gradually calmed as he looked at the meteor high above. Ling Yuan's indifferent voice rang through the void. "Bella!"
In the distance, Belleronus froze upon hearing Ling Yuan's voice.
Without the slightest hesitation, she abandoned the Supreme Throne, which had nearly been dismantled, and flew toward Ling Yuan.
On this side, Ling Yuan suddenly swept the dazed Cecilia into his arms in a princess carry.
He leaped forward.
Roar!
A dragon's roar came from afar. A silver dragon spun through the air, spread her wings, and appeared beneath Ling Yuan.
Bang!
The next second—
Ling Yuan landed steadily atop Belleronus's head with Cecilia in his arms, then gently set down the utterly bewildered Cecilia.
"Bella, Blazing Flame."
Ling Yuan calmly spoke to Bella as he watched the falling meteor.
Roar!
Upon receiving the order, the four orange crystals in Bella's eyes shone with light.
Her orange-red wings radiated brilliance.
Endless energy gathered.
Boom!
Scorching flames transformed into a roaring blast, into arrows, and shot explosively toward the heavens!
At that moment, even the meteor disintegrated the instant it touched Belleronus's flames.
Boom!
Under Belleronus's attack, the meteor exploded and shattered into countless pieces!
From afar, it looked like a volcano erupting in the sky, rubble carrying magma as it spread in every direction.
In midair, Ruonan revealed a rare smile. "Of course I never thought that move alone would be enough to deal with you!"
Looking at the "brilliant" scene in the sky, Ruonan slowly raised his hand.
Clap!
He brought his hands together with force and shouted, "Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei!"
Buzz—
Suddenly—
The meteor fragments that had been falling toward every corner of the world abruptly stopped in midair.
A terrifying suction force caused every building to crash toward Ling Yuan!
Those Who Cannot Have It Will Destroy It
Following Ruonan's furious shout—
A pitch-black sphere appeared before Belleronus.
Terrifying suction spread outward.
Roar!
Belleronus only had time to let out a dragon's roar before her entire body was pulled toward it.
The more she tried to break free, the stronger the suction became.
"That's it. Vanish from this world!" Ruonan could not help but smile at the sight.
Because of the gravitational sphere, the ruins on the ground began to slowly rise into the air.
The houses that had been mistakenly sliced apart by the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion earlier had finally found a use.
Atop Belleronus's head, Ling Yuan stood steadily, while Cecilia, her little face burning hot, was held in his arms.
Being so close to a man made Cecilia, who spent her days in Schicksal, somewhat unable to handle it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions rang out, and Ling Yuan turned his head to look.
In midair, a white dragon formed from flames roared as it smashed building after building to pieces.
Hongyan, clad in Full Body Magic Armor, continuously cleared the surrounding rubble, but there were simply too many building ruins. He could not possibly destroy them all.
Even when shattered, they would be drawn back in again.
That was the disgusting part of Chibaku Tensei.
It would forcibly crush you to death through compression!
Ling Yuan glanced at Hongyan and Laxus, who were constantly smashing rocks and buildings, and actually felt a little touched.
Turning toward the massive gravitational sphere that held Bella, Ling Yuan's gaze turned cold. "Bella, stop playing around. Crush it for me."
Roar!
Belleronus roared upon hearing the order.
Crimson flames around her body spread outward in a circular wave, like the light of the sun.
Boom!
Everything in their path—stones and building ruins alike—was swept into dust.
Bang!
Claws capable of tearing apart the earth slammed heavily onto the gravitational sphere. Flames erupted from her wings like rocket thrusters, and she actually broke free from the sphere!
Looking at the enormous gravitational sphere before her, the four orange crystals in Belleronus's pupils flashed.
The flames on her wings swept through the sky and turned into two flaming blades!
Boom!
She twisted sideways, and her wings slashed heavily against the gravitational sphere like blades.
Crack!
The powerful impact actually split open a crack in the middle of the gravitational sphere, which possessed enough gravity to form a moon!
The buildings that had floated halfway into the air fell one after another.
"Don't even think about it!" Seeing that his attack was about to be neutralized, a vicious gleam flashed through Ruonan's eyes.
Golden light gathered in his hand.
He wanted to use Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion again!
"You're the one who shouldn't even think about it!"
Suddenly, Laxus, Ren Kouen, and Black Pupil appeared around Ruonan from three different directions.
Rumble!
A halberd formed from lightning was hurled out, crashing heavily into Ruonan's position.
It blasted out a crater roughly ten meters wide!
"Phew!"
As the dust dispersed, a figure completely enveloped in a blue skeleton appeared before everyone.
"Miss Black Pupil, have your puppets provide support from afar." With that, Ren Kouen kicked off the ground and charged forward with a Metal Vessel sword in hand.
"A fight? I won't lose to you!" Seeing Ren Kouen charging at him, Ruonan's lips curled with disdain.
After all, he had lived in this world for years. He was well versed in combat techniques too.
The black sphere in his hand stretched out and transformed into a dark tin staff!
Bang!
Yet the Demon God Metal Vessel, capable of melting every metal object in the world, could not cut through that thin tin staff?!
"Your power should be more than this, shouldn't it, Astaroth?" Ren Kouen roared as he watched Ruonan effortlessly block his attack.
"Spirit of Terror and Meditation! Transform my body into a colossal Demon God!!"
Boom!
The white dragon wrapped around Ren Kouen roared, and the flames around his body surged. The dragon's head shot out and bit down on Ruonan's Six Paths tin staff.
"What?"
The unexpected development made Ruonan freeze.
But the white dragon seized that opening, clamped down on the tin staff, and sent him flying!
Boom!
Under the white dragon's impact, Ruonan crashed heavily into the wall of a building.
The white dragon then shrank back around Ren Kouen's body.
"Pant, pant, pant..."
Ren Kouen panted softly as sweat dripped down.
That strike had consumed far too much of his stamina.
But the effect... did not seem very ideal.
"Hehehehe, do you really think such a harmless attack can affect me?"
As small stones tumbled down, Ruonan slowly emerged from the wall. He rolled his neck, disdain flashing through his gaze as he looked at the others.
Then he spread his arms, as if looking down upon all living things. "Do you see it? Ants, this is the power of a god!"
Crack!
Suddenly, ice crystals condensed. The next second, Ruonan's entire body was frozen.
Ice crystals gathered in the air and transformed into countless ice arrows that shot forth at once!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sounds of ice colliding snapped everyone back to their senses.
"General Esdeath?!" Black Pupil looked at the blue-haired woman in military uniform before her in surprise.
Esdeath lightly pressed down the brim of her military cap, a curve lifting at the corner of her lips. "I don't know what happened, but the enemy right now is him, isn't it?"
"Esdeath, I never expected you to be so foolish."
Ruonan's voice rang out again. A fierce wind dispersed the chill, revealing Ruonan completely unharmed.
The nine tomoe in his eyes spun continuously as he swept his gaze across the surroundings. "Foolish mortals, there is only one fate for those who dare disrespect a god!"
"Let me show you what a divine technique truly is!"
"He has been completely consumed by power." Ren Kouen frowned.
Laxus agreed. "Anyone who suddenly gained this kind of power would lose control."
Ruonan slowly floated into the air. Looking at the ruined Imperial Capital below, a smile appeared on his lips. "Everything will return to nothing!"
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